ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52459
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| Date: | Friday 20 November 1942 |
| Time: | 16:11 |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter Mk VIc |
| Owner/operator: | 254 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | EL324 |
| MSN: | ND-P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea 8 km west of Hoek van Holland, Zuid-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF North Coates, Lincolnshire |
Beaufighter EL324/P: Takeoff at 15:05 hrs for a Escort mission. 20/11/1942.
Shot down by 11. Minensuchflotille at 16:11 hrs.
Crew:
F/O (121.372) Robert Ray SARGENT (pilot) RAFVR - killed
Sgt (978773) Cyril HESKEL (obs.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl
2.https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2940888/
3.https://www.cwgc.org/search-for-war-dead/casualty/1799991/
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 28 August 1942 | T4774 | 236 Sqn RAF | 0 | North Sea off Friesland | |
w/o |
| 24 August 1943 | LX858 | 236 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF North Coates, Lincolnshire, England |  |
min |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 08-Nov-2011 08:26 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 19-Jan-2014 16:35 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Jan-2014 16:47 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport] |
| 18-Nov-2017 11:32 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Dec-2017 05:34 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 03-Nov-2020 18:37 | TigerTimon | Updated [Cn, Location] |
| 30-Sep-2022 18:05 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Oct-2022 19:02 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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